Drip receptacle for ice refrigerators



Sept. zo, 1938. D, F, ROSE 2,130,930

DRIP RECEPTA'CLE FOR ICE REFRIGERvATORS Filed 0G12. 5, 1937 Iii A T T ORNEYS.

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PATENT OFFICE 2,130,930 han nacsrracrgglst rca REFRTGERA- Donald F.

han to 3 (l'laims. This invention relates to a drip receptacle for the ice comes therefrom. l

Another object of the invention is to forma seal to prevent any circulation of warm air into the ice containing compartment of the refrigerator.

Another object o1' the invention is the provision of a device which may be of .the structure.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing: Fig. 1 is a sectional view showing the receptacle oi my invention built into a refrigerator;

perspective view of water upon standing or upon evaporation and collects rather Rose, Riverside, R. I., assigner of one- William P. Walkley,

Application October 5, 1937, Serial Providence, R. I.

No. 167,369 (Cl. 62-31) rangement so that the water as it is drained from the ice compartment collects until a certain amount is accumulated and then when such amount is accumulated a flushing occurs by which substantially all of the water is drained from the receptacle in a flow oi substantial volume from the receptacle, with this flushing occurring at' such frequent The support for the ice l5 or that portion I3 upon which the water collects is inclined so as to discharge the water which melts from the ice I4 through opening I6 in the lpartition i3 which ordinarily exists as a drain pipe extending out of the refrigerator.

A conduit of a cross-section wide in one dimension but narrow in another direction is bent into generally U-shape, as shown in the ,drawis positioned closely adjacent to the. bottom wall 20 with a space existent portion 25 is substantially the same as the area 22. Ihe periph-v of the conduit.

As water accumulates by dripping into the receptacle I1 it rises in the tube 23 and finally a drop completely y portion 25 and is held there by surface tension causes a flow over into the vertical tube 22, this action causing a suction and Siphon action which removes all' of the Wa- 'in vvthe drain pipe ter from the container except a very small portion ,atthelow point 20 causing water to be drawn rather voluminousiy out of the receptacle. The volume collected at which this flushing takes place occurs at such intervals as to prevent the accumulation by deposit of as might otherwise occur. fore the absorbed odors have a chance to deposit a slime upon the receptacle the Water is discharged from the receptacle and as it is discharged in a substantial volume andnot spread out along the pipes to evaporate, no deposit occurs along the pipes at any poin If it is desired that the receptacle be placed below a refrigerator which is already in use rather than be built in', the receptacle similar in all respects to that described will be positioned as shown in'Fig. 5, in which the legs of the -refrgerator 30 will support the same spaced from the floor 3| and the conduit 22 will be .positioned In this manner be- 3I. The ice box drain 33 empties into the receptacle, there being already provided in-` boxes prevent the flow of air It is found that flushing takes place in ordinary use about every hour and a half and' for this short period no accumulation or settling of the slime occurs, the same all being dissolved and there being insufficient evaporation of the accumulated water to cause any deposit.

The receptacle holds about a quart of Water before flushing occurs and this beingI cold. water k erator is'also found.

in the location shown in Fig. 1 assists in absorbing any heat from the ice box in 'compartment Il whereby this cold Water is utilized for assisting in'cooling the refrigerator and thus boosts' refrigeration in the cabinet.

An advantage forlthe use of thereceptacle in the location shown in Fig.

When in this location the body of water which collects warms up as it collects and upon the dropping of 'another drop of coldV water into the receptacle this water quickly -disseminates-into the warmer Waterand does not chill the metal receptacle I8 to such an extent as occurs where a-lesser amount'of water or no water is collected and the cold drop strikes the metal receptacle. Thus, by reason of the fills the thinned or narrowed' any solid particles 32 leading through the iioor duit extending to 5 beneath the refrigquick. disbursement of the cold drop less co-ndensation occurs on the outside of the receptacle which is detrimental in that this condensation upon which it rests.`

The. foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all which the device is susceptible, the. invention being defined and limited only by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim: 1. An ice box drip receptacle-comprising a container having 4a bottom and side walls for vaccumulating drip water from ice, a vertical outlet conduit extending through a wall of said container and to a height above the inner surface of the bottom wall thereof, a second upwardly extending conduit opening to said container closely adjacent the inner surface of the bottom wall, and means providing a passage connecting .the bores of said conduits and-of such formation that a drop by drop filling of the containenwill eventually cause a syphonic flow of 'drop filling of the container will eventually cause a syphonic flow of the water fromthe container through the outleir conduit.

3. An ice box drip receptacle comprising a container having abottom and side Walls for accumulating drip water from ice, means for providing a -low point in said bottom Wall, a vertical outlet conduit extending through' the bottom of said container and above the inner surface of the bottom wall thereof but of a height less than the side walls, a second vertically extending consubstantial'ly the same height as said first conduit and opening to said container closely adjacent the inner surface of the bottom wall. at the lower point thereof, and

means providing a passage connecting the b ores 5 of said conduits and of such formation that a drop by drop filling of the container will eventually cause asyphonici'low of the water from the container through theoutlet conduit.

DONALD F. ROSE.

the mechanical changes to' 'collects to dampen or wet the parts about it -or 25 the water from the container through the outlet 

